Rocket Science for Babies—Book Review
This book was totally another impulse-borrow. Rocket Science for Babies. It was part of a series. My public library had Organic Chemistry for Babies, too. I just had to see if the author was serious.
I discovered he was.
Rocket Science for Babies takes a look at the foundational principles of rocket science in language a preschooler can understand, while a series of simple images illustrates the text and fills in the picture better than pages of complex explanations.
Book Details
- Title: Rocket Science for Babies
- Author: Chris Ferrie
- Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
- Genre: Board Books
- Number of Pages: 24
- Theme: Rocket Science
- Age Range: Preschool
- Source: Amazon
Summary
“This is a ball. This ball is moving.”
Using an incredibly basic combination of text and illustrations, Rocket Science for Babies carries the reader on a step-by-step journey to discover just what makes a rocket go.
Author, physicist, and mathematician Chris Ferrie believes that children are capable of grasping complex scientific concepts. His Baby University board book series is the outcome of that belief. Rocket Science for Babies is not just a fabulous introduction for little ones—it’s also a great refresher course for the grown-up who’s reading it aloud!
SAW Rating System
Total Score—71/100
Great Qualities—41/50
Knowledgeability—10/10
Coverage of Topic—8/10
Quality of Writing—6/10
Impact of the book—7/10
Originality—10/10
Good Qualities—30/50
Innocence regarding evil—10/10
Active promotion of good—5/10
Level of spiritual challenge—3/10
Healthy view of life—8/10
Honouring God—4/10
Red Flags
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Romance and morality
No issues.
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Disturbing content
No issues.
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Language
No issues.
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Alcohol and drug use (includes tobacco)
No issues.
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Spiritual content
This book is not written from a spiritual perspective, but it does not contain any content that is at variance with a Christian worldview.
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Family roles and behavior
No issues.
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Mature subject matter
No issues.
Reading Rocket Science for Babies
So, it’s clearly rocket science. Is it actually rocket science for babies?
As you may have noticed, I’ve categorized this as a preschool book. However, not all preschoolers are babies. (At least on a good day.) Could you read Rocket Science for Babies to a child under eighteen months?
I think you could.
I am not absolutely confident they would understand everything that’s going on. But I am sure they would still be absorbing ideas. Board books, as a class, approach teaching from a slightly different angle than conventional textbooks. Textbooks are meant, essentially, to be read once. Board books are meant to be read over and over again.
And as your baby grows from a baby to a toddler, and from a toddler to a preschooler, they will absorb the content of books like Rocket Science for Babies, until the content is more than just a series of words and pictures—until it has been translated into a simple, clearly-grasped concept in their mind.
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